June 18, 2009, 4:32AM

My drains are fizzing away at the moment with 1/2 cup of baking soda followed by a 1/2 of vinegar -- my new monthly maintenance program for keeping them clear. I'll soon flush them with a teapot of boiling water. It's my fervent hope I don't feel compelled to use Drano again, which I wrote about last month. Full story »

May 14, 2009, 7:03PM

I'm convinced most everyone has a relationship with Drano. Maybe you remember your mother saying "Honey, please don't go in the bathroom right now, I don't want you breathing the air." Or maybe you were weirdly enthralled, as I was, with those disturbing yet satisfying commercials of Drano eating through a cross-section of gunk-filled pipe. I'm not sure where my... Full story »